fallback-and-resilience

# Fallback and Resilience Tools go down. APIs break. Have a backup plan for every search. | Primary Tool | When It Fails | Fallback | |-------------|---------------|----------| | Duffel | API error or timeout | Ignav, Google Flights skill, Skiplagged | | Ignav | API error | Duffel, Google Flights skill, Skiplagged | | Google Flights | agent-browser error | Duffel, Ignav, Skiplagged | | Skiplagged | 502/timeout (Cloudflare issues) | Kiwi.com MCP, Duffel, Ignav | | Kiwi.com | Server error | Skiplagged MCP, Duffel | | Seats.aero | API error or stale data | Check airline website directly, use Duffel for GDS inventory | | Southwest | SW rate limiting or bot detection | Wait a few minutes and retry. Use Docker (`ghcr.io/borski/sw-fares`) if running locally fails. Google Flights skill for SW cash prices as a fast fallback. | | SerpAPI | Rate limit (100/mo free) | Trivago for hotels, web search for destination discovery | | Trivago | Server error | LiteAPI for hotels, SerpAPI Google Hotels | | LiteAPI | Auth error (401) | Trivago MCP, SerpAPI Google Hotels | | Airbnb | Scraping blocked | Suggest user check airbnb.com directly | | AwardWallet | API error | Ask user for their balances directly | | Ferryhopper | Server error | SerpAPI or web search for ferry routes | | Atlas Obscura | Script error | Web search for "unusual things to do in [destination]" | | Chase Travel | Login failure or CSRF issues | Use Duffel/Ignav for cash prices. Note that Points Boost and Edit detection are Cha...